Rebel Bert

I think its a problem for all 1A to 4A schools. Those kids in Byhalia and Tunica moving to DeSoto County for jobs, Louisville is rural but does have jobs just not enough to keep kids from moving to Golden Triangle or Rankin/Madison County areas. You keep going to Hattiesburg to play championships those kids see what's in Hattiesburg area. College's are able to recruit some if these kids away from their home towns thru championship games. Basketball wise its outside of Jackson for them to make a new home.

They have went thru coach after coach. They get the program rolling and they leave for better pay i guess.

Yes, graduate high school, go to college get a job in the metro area and establish a home there. Some just move after finding a job in Hattiesburg or Jackson after not going to college. Still others meet that significant other and follow them to the suburbs. You can't blame them until taxes get higher, cost of living goes up and they move back to the country towns of Puckett or Seminary, etc, etc.

Based on data annually reported to government from cities, towns, and counties. It's kind of a secret census that the government can give grants, loans, etc for infrastructure as they request. More people you have the better.

Look for even larger numbers in the suburbs of Memphis, Tupelo, Oxford, Starkville/Columbus, Meridian, Jackson Metro, Natchez, Hattiesburg/Laurel, and the coast. Smaller numbers in the country side.

Their numbers should be doubled. That's probably why their already 4A.

Prayers and fight to get well.

How many restaurants not fast food in Starkville should I want to stop at Applebee's for example after or before the game. Food at the stadium is not of my choice.

Clarion ledger has an article regarding Mississippi latest Census Data. There is a shift in population towards the suburbs and the coast.

October 2025 #'s 8th-10th grades 7A #24 Horn Lake 988 6A #1 Meridian 958 #2 Pearl 922 #5 Terry 871 #14 West Jones 765 #15 Hattiesburg 762 #16 Forest Hill 758 #19 Jim Hill 742 So 3 of the 7, JIm Hill, Pearl, and Meridian are located north of I-20. I believe Jim Hill will go region 2 but you never know if Canton, Ridgeland, Callaway, Murrah, Warren Central just might get Meridian and not Jim Hill or eveb Pearl.

This is not rumor. I had a cousin who lived just inside Newton County Schools line. They were sending the child to Sebastopol or Lake.l as I recall. They now live in Pearl River County. Newton County Dchools started cracking down on situations like theirs. They were going to force them to sind the child to Decatur an hour away vs a 10 minute drive school. She worked in Forest at the time. It was just better to drop the child off and drive on to work. Then word came out that 2 districts were consolidating in Newton County. I t will be interesting to see if any kids west of Newton or Decatur end up at Lake when it happens.

I don't see Lauderdale County Schools or Meridian affected at this time. I believe most of these schools they are looking at are in smaller population areas where 2 superintendent offices exist.

I know there is rumors.

I think the only counties left with more than 2 districts will have to Bolivar and Washington. Bolivar has already consolidated down to 3 Districts. Washington has Washington CIty, Washington County, and Western Line. I want to see the bill to have a better ideal of where we are going. I can see East and West Jasper, RIchton and Perry Central district offices consolidating. I think Newton City and Newton County are already in the works in some form. Scott County and Forest Municipal Districts should go ahead and Consolidate. Marion County and Columbia City should as well. Go ahead and Consolidate Enterprise and Clarke County as well. That's all I can think of district offices in the south.

Lauderdale County is North likely being discussed by the legislature. Those counties with 1A/2A/3A, multiple schools, under performing, shrinking in numbers, and multiple districts.

Richland is landlocked by Pearl City Schools, industrial businesses, Florence and McLaurin zones.

Request for homes equals 500.

Their still moving out of South Jackson which helps Terry and Florence. I here Florence has a 500 family waiting list. If it's true Florence will be 7A someday. Maybe 6A if they move into the McLaurin zone. My guess is Jackson schools will continue to shrink in class not necessarily in number.

1 Presure for some districts to go ahead and consolidate from 3 or 4 small schools into one without legislature involvement. This will probably happen over time. 2 A few districts will be listed in a bill filed by the committee in Jackson. Time will tell if it makes it to the governor's desk. It could be schools ir multiple superintendent offices in a county.

Based on the multiplier along with the numbers reported to MDE for October 2025 along with US News and World Report numbers for private schools reported here is the projected Reclassification beginning with 4A followed by 3A, 2A, 1A. 4A NE Jones 471 Tishomingo County 469 Sumrall 466 Lanier 457 Purvis 451 New Albany 447 Itawamba AHS 444 Poplarville 438 Caledonia 431 McComb 430 Choctaw Central 425 *OLA 424 North Pontotoc 423 Kosciusko 410 Yazoo City 409 Pass Christian 401 NE Lauderdale 397 Senatobia 392 Lawrence County 388 Morton 384 FCAHS 371 Gentry 370 Clarksdale 369 Houston 366 Greene County 363 Columbia 358 Raymond 356 South Pontotoc 356 Newton County 353 Bay St Louis 352 Moss Point 343 South Pike 342 St Stanislaus 340 St Andrew's 339 PCS 336 Forest 343 Mendenhall 332 Richland 332 3A Amory 331 Louisville 324 Ripley 324 Booneville 319 Byhalia 310 Alcorn Central 309 Noxubee County 294 Seminary 288 Rosa Fort 285 SE Lauderdale 285 Hazlehurst 283 Kossuth 281 JDC 280 Yazoo County 280 Crystal Springs 279 Quitman 277 West Marion 274 Humphreys County 273 Franklin County 265 Tylertown 263 Magee 260 North Tippah 259 Choctaw County 259 Pisgah 256 Resurrection 256 Independence 252 Coahoma County 251 Raleigh 250 Mclaurin 249 Winona 246 Jefferson County 243 Port Gipson 241 North Panola 240 Nettleton 236 O'Bannon 227 Mantatchie 221 Union 221 Lake 217 Sacred Heart 216 Strayhorn 214 2A Clarkdale 213 *New Site 211 Belmont 210 Collins 210 Water Valley 205 Wesson 205 Amite County 204 Holly Springs 204 Scott Central 200 Aberdeen 199 Thomas Edwards 198 Hatley 198 North Side 191 TCPS 190.5 Enterprise Clarke 189 Eupora 189 East Union 188 Kemper County 186 Bogue Chitto 185 MS Palmer 185 Mize 183 Charleston 179 Loyd Star 178 Pelahatchie 177 Newton 176 Perry Central 176 East Webster 175 Puckett 174 Bruce 174 North Forrest 170 Enterprise LIncoln 167 Vardaman 167 Baldwin 164 Riverside 161 Bay Springs 159 Wilkinson County 158 Myrtle 156 HW Byers 151 Heidelberg 150 Philadelphia 149 1A East Marion 146 Pine Grove 145 JZ George 144 West Lincoln 143 Leland 141 Stringer 140 French Camp 138 South Delta 137 Sebastopol 136 Velma Jackson 133 Biggersville 132 Potts Camp 130 Okolona 129 Lumberton 128 *MSMS 127 Richton 127 Calhoun City 126 Hamilton 124 Smithville 123 *West Union 123 West Tallahatchie 122 Taylorsville 120 Salem 118 *Wheeler 116 Ethel 114 Nanih Waiya 114 West Bolivar 114 *Ingomar 113 Simmons 111 Ashland 110 Noxapater 105 Shaw 97 McAdams 88 West Lowndes 88 *Hickory Flat 84 *Thrasher 84 *Houlka 80 Coffeeville 78 *Jumpertown 76 Mt Olive 69 *Tremont 68 *Blue Mountain 57 *Piney Woods MSD *Non Football

63 schools under 1,000 students 7 schools 1001-1100 students Port Gipson, Raleigh, Water Valley, Winona, North Pontotoc, Pisgah, North Panola 3A: West Marion, Holly Springs, North Panola, Union, McLaurin, Nettleton 2A: Bay Springs, Amite County, Wesson, Collins, Heidelberg, Enterprise Clarke, Clarkdale, Bogue Chitto, Loyd Star, West Lincoln, East Marion, Baldwyn, Bruce, JZ George, Charleston, Kemper County, Lake, Scott Central, East Union, East Webster, Eupora, Wilkinson County, Hatley, Newton, Perry Central, Philadelphia, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Richton, New Site 37 are 1A Seminary is 1147

NIL or should I say the College Sporfs Commission is slow a approval of NUL funding. Today 2 athletes at USC and Stanford files suit against all involved including the NCAA, conferences, commissioners, etc. These lawyers are out here to get rich now. Legally all you have to do is transfer by moving the family to another school district.

The chairman of the education committee is a big time Starkville Academy person. He should be removed from the committee.

Now they Asst Supt of this, for that, and for other. Like 7 or 8 Asst Superintendents in Rankin County.

I can honestly say I counted 36 schools right at or below 1,000 students. I got to the end of middle of the alphabet let's say M. I skipped down and got Smith Counties numbers PK to 12 th grades. I think many of those districts that the committee is looking at have to be under performing or multiple underperformed per county such as East and West Jasper. 2 Districts with all 3 schools under 1,000 students. Bay Springs 791, Heidelberg 713, Stringer 592. All 4 of Lincoln County schools are under 1,000 but are good performing schools ranging from 727 down to 630. Wesson has 810 but would you force CopiahvCounty Schools to consolidate with Hazlehurst City Schools. I really do think they are going after some of the Delta Counties amounting to about 25 to 30%. Then a few in the NE. Smith County may be on the list since Raleigh has 1128, Mize 808, and Taylorsville 514. We will wait and see how the bill is written. At some point you need to downsize state government as well.